Dortmund, Bayern Win in German Bundesliga

Date: 21 October 2018 - 21:51

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BERLIN (Xinhua) -- Leaders Borussia Dortmund have reaped their fourth straight win after overpowering struggling Stuttgart 4-0 meanwhile Bayern Munich returned to winning ways after beating Wolfsburg 3-1 at the 8th round in Bundesliga.
Stuttgart caught the worst possible start at the debut of their new head coach Markus Weinzierl as Dortmund's Jadon Sancho opened the scoring with a deflected shot from the edge of the box with just three minutes played.
The hosts regrouped and came to two chances through Christian Gentner. However, the "BVB" completed a counter attack as Marco Reus benefitted on Lukasz Piszczek's square pass to double the lead in the 23rd minute.
Things went from bad to worse for struggling "Swabians" as Benjamin Pavard's misplaced free kick allowed Paco Alcacer to score his 7th goal of the season only two minutes later.
After the restart, Stuttgart increased the pressure while Dortmund lurked for fast breaks. The host's effort almost paid off but Gentner rattled only the crossbar before Dortmund's goalkeeper Roman Buerki had to deny Santiago Ascacibar from close range.
The "BVB" proved their clinical chance conversion in front of the goal in the closing period as substitute Maximilian Philipp unleashed a low shot into the far post corner to round off the 4-0 victory on the road.
With the win, Dortmund continue atop the Bundesliga standings with a four-point advantage whereas Stuttgart sit on the 17th place.
Bayern Munich ended their four-game winless streak in all competitions, as a brace from Robert Lewandowski were enough to edge Wolfsburg 3-1.